Monday, January 16, 2017

Two comedies are starting their small screen life soon, people! February 2nd will bring POWERLESS to NBC! In a world where humanity must cope with the collateral damage of Super Heroes and Super Villains, Emily Locke (Vanessa Hudgens) begins her first day as Director of Research & Development for Wayne Security, a subsidiary of Wayne Enterprises that specializes in products that make defenceless bystanders feel a little safer. Full of confidence and big ideas, Emily quickly learns that her expectations far exceed those of her new boss (Alan Tudyk) and officemates, so it will be up to her to lead the team toward their full potential and the realization that you don’t need superpowers to be a hero.

'SUPERIOR DONUTS' SITCOM

JUDD HIRSCH RETURNS TO TV The same day, but over at rival CBS, marks the beginning of multi camera sitcom SUPERIOR DONUTS about the owner (Judd Hirsch
returning to sitcoms decades after Dear John) of a small donut shop
that’s located in a quickly gentrifying Chicago neighbourhood. Arthur is
a gruff, to the point Chicagoan who refuses to sell newfangled cronuts
and macchiatos or renovate his dated shop that hasn’t changed since it
opened in 1969. That all changes when enterprising go-getter Franco (Jermaine Fowler)
fast talks his way into Arthur’s life as his new (and only) employee,
and convinces him that he can bring the shop – and Arthur – into the
21st century. Arthur’s supportive regulars include loyal patron Randy (Katey Sagal)
a cop whose late father was Arthur’s best friend; her overeager rookie
partner, James; Tush, a colorful customer who uses the shop counter as a
makeshift office, where he keeps tabs on a variety of odd jobs via fax
machine; Maya, a privileged grad-school student working on her Ph. D;
and Sweatpants, Franco’s long time friend who’s willing to dress as a
donut to help drum up more business. Looking to cash in on the urban
renewal is Arthur’s over caffeinated neighbour, aspiring real estate
capitalist Fawz, who pushes Arthur on a daily basis to sell the building
to him. With his business in jeopardy, Arthur grudgingly realizes that
he had better embrace the change around him and that Franco could be
exactly what he – and the donut shop – need to thrive. After the
premiere, the sitcom will move to Monday evenings!

yes, the trailer wasn't overly funny, but I doubt Judd would star in a bad one, so I will give it a go, I will need a multicamera sitcom to watch once LAST MAN STANDING, KEVIN CAN WAIT and THE GREAT INDOORS end in May, although I will have BABY DADDY and YOUNG AND HUNGRY returning too in early spring :) Three per week is my recipe for health

Franco covers too many black stereotypes for me to be comfortable with his character. Especially when a clean cut white girl is brought into the mix. Love Arthur and the hard female cop though. And the 'black guy' scene was kinda funny. Powerless looks look medium at best. Wish both series luck.